Geng Ruqi was a high-ranking official like a governor, so how could he only have a dozen servants?
In the past, there were more than a hundred members of Geng Mansion's servant team, and more than half of them used firearms, and they were Lumi guns, which were of better quality and more powerful than bird guns.
This is not surprising. Before becoming servants, most of these people were tenant farmers. Compared with training on horseback and archery, it was much easier to practice using matchlocks and three-eyed muskets.
The actual situation is also the same. The Han people do not need to compete with the grassland peoples in riding and shooting, so they should develop firearms and eventually crush them.
After Geng Ruchi's fall, the old lady dismissed most of her servants and reduced expenses by more than 80%.
Of course, it is impossible for a servant to take away armor and firearms when he returns to his hometown. These are contraband. If an ordinary person is found by the government if they possess them, they will definitely go to jail.
The Geng brothers are not cowards. They have always wanted to take their servants and slaves to fight for their lives, but they just can't get past their mother's test.
They knew that the Jurchens' bows and horses were powerful, and the servants would definitely not be able to match them, so they pinned their hopes on relying on firearms to win and kept them.
They didn't know how to discuss business, and they weren't stupid. They didn't give all the gunpowder and Rumi gun to Huang Yi, but gave half of it.
Because before contacting Huang Yi, the two of them, who had no idea what to do, had been discussing, planning to take their servants to the Gyeonggi area to ambush the lone Hou Jin army and harvest a few golden rat-tailed slave heads.
If a small team of only two or three Jiu slaves were selected to attack, they and all the servants would fire volleys with Rumi muskets, and they would most likely succeed.
Now that it's good, they can bid Huang Yi to do it for them. They don't need to take risks themselves for the time being.
If Huang Yi failed to obtain the real slave's head as promised, they might try it themselves.
Seeing that the Geng family were in a very good mood, Li Dongjia realized that just relying on these Tatar heads could definitely save Geng Ruqi's life.
Maybe Geng Ruqi, who has returned to power, will take a fancy to Huang Yi's combat effectiveness and put him to good use.
Li Weida felt that it was more important to have a good relationship with Huang Yi. He came as the icing on the cake and arranged for Li Qianhu to go to the general's camp on the spot and set up a 100-household official position for Huang Yi.
In this way, Huang Yi will serve as the general flag officer of the reinforcement camp with the rank of the sixth-grade Baihu official. In the future, it will be logical for the two Geng masters to seek the virtual position of Qianhu and the actual position of Baizong for Huang Yi.
Huang Yi, who came to the Ming Dynasty, took a step-by-step approach, but he didn't really think about what to do!
Why do you need a legal identity as a Ming Dynasty? There is actually no clear plan.
It was also because he knew that the atmosphere in the late Ming Dynasty was corrupt and that officials and businessmen colluded, so he wanted to protect his official body from being unpopular.
Seeing that Li Weida had arranged for Li Qianhu to go out of his way to help him get promoted to the sixth rank of martial arts, of course he wanted to express his gratitude and hint to Li Qianhu that the matter would be successful.
Originally Li Qianhu was not happy, but seeing that Huang Yi understood the rules, he finally cheered up and rode towards Zhangjiakou City.
Everyone needed what they needed, and the business was going well. Huang Yi was in a very good mood and chatted with the Geng brothers, Li Weida and Manager Li.
Huang Yi is so smart. As long as the other party opens his mouth, he can lead the topic in the desired direction and can more or less say something.
Soon Huang Yi knew the names of the two Geng masters and why they bothered to get these heads.
During this time, Huang Yi just happened to look through the relevant information on the second and third years of Chongzhen stored in his mobile phone, and saw that the five thousand troops of King Qin in Shanxi were disbanded because they could not get food and pay, and they looted and fled back to Shanxi.
Because of this incident, the governor of Shanxi Geng Ruqi and the chief military officer of Shanxi Zhang Honggong were arrested and imprisoned by the court. A year later, in the fourth year of Chongzhen, they were beheaded.
Huang Yi was finally able to confirm that the two people in front of him were the legitimate sons of the unlucky ghost Geng Ruqi, and smiled to himself.
Suddenly he was a little worried and a little expectant!
According to historical records, Geng Ruxi, the governor who led troops to serve the king, not only failed to serve the king, but because King Qin's troops dispersed and looted, he added 5,000 well-trained bandit soldiers to the court, and was eventually beheaded.
If it was really because he had obtained the heads of slaves and Tatars, Geng Ruqi not only survived but was returned to his official post.
Didn’t he change history?
His original actions, including the rise and fall of the Hedanbaatar tribe, have certainly not been recorded in the annals of history.
If you suddenly do something that affects history, will it directly affect the historical trend?
Huang Yi thought about it and felt that there must be one.
Because if Geng Ruqi, who should have died, continues to serve as governor of Shanxi, the original successor will definitely have another job.
If one move affects the whole body, the personnel arrangements in Ming Dynasty's officialdom must be very different from those in history.
Is it a blessing or a misfortune? God knows!
It's nice to have a prophet.
Huang Yi also knew that Geng Ruqi's eldest son Geng Zhangguang was very famous and was the original owner who evolved into one of the sixty-year-old gods believed in Taoism.
Hearing that the Taoist god was right in front of him, Huang Yi couldn't help but look up and down carefully at Geng Zhangguang, who was puzzled by what he saw.
Then, Huang Yi's confused question made Geng Zhangguang even more confused.
"Mr. Geng, can you control the wind and rain? Can you hunt cattle across mountains? Can you fly with a sword?"
"Mr. Huang is joking. Those are all magical arts. We can't learn them."
Li Weida joked: "He will no longer be the general banner in a while, but should be a hundred households."
Huang Yi rushed to Li Dongjia and cupped his hands, but still said to Geng Zhangguang: "You can't even do it! Then do you know martial arts? For example, hard Qigong such as opening a monument with one palm?"
"No way!"
"Then how did you become a god?"
Huang Yi is really confused, he can't see what's so special about this person! How are the gods of this Taoism selected? Aren't there standards?
Seeing Huang Yi staring at him with bright eyes, Geng Zhangguang sweated and thought to himself: This person seems to be a psycho!
Li Weida thought it was strange and asked with a smile: "Mr. Huang Qi, no, Huang Baihu meant what he said?"
Geng Zhanghua said with a smile: "It would be great if my brother is really a god, hahaha..."
Forehead! Huang Yi suddenly woke up.
He quickly covered it up: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I have read a book similar to "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" before, in which there is an immortal with the same name and surname as Mr. Geng, who is from the same hometown! I mistakenly thought that."
Geng Zhanghua immediately became interested and asked: "Is that book still there? Can you borrow it for us to take a look at?"
"Alas! I originally carried more than a dozen strange books, but unfortunately I encountered a sandstorm on my way back. When I woke up in the desert, the caravan, luggage, and servants were all missing."
Geng Zhangguang and Geng Zhanghua said with regret: "That's right! What a pity. Have you read all those books? Tell us what you remember!"
Seeing that the Geng brothers were off topic, shopkeeper Li coughed and said, "Mr. Geng, don't you want to have a good chat with Huang Baihu about the next thing?"
Geng Zhangguang quickly left his seat and came to Huang Yi, clasping his fists and bowing deeply, and said: "Huang Baihu, my Geng family would like to ask you to get several levels of real slaves."
"Real slave? The kind with a money rat tail?"
"Um!"
Huang Yi blinked and said, "That's much harder than getting the heads of Tartars!"
Li Weida laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Huang finds it difficult, not that he thinks it can't be done, right?"
"Of course!"
"How do you think we can overcome all difficulties?"
Huang Yi looked at the servants of the Geng family and said with a smile:
"I think if a first-level true slave can exchange for two pairs of iron armor, two Lumi guns, and two hundred kilograms of gunpowder, even if it is extremely difficult, it is worth risking his life to fight for it!"
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